Improvement in implements for cleaning cartridge-shells



l B. L. BUDD.

'IMPLEMENTS F'on CLEANING CARTRIDGE-SHELLS No.182,353 Patented SeptflS, 1876.

UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

BERN L. BUDD, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT. r

lMPROV EMENT IN IMPLEMENTS FOR CLIE'ANING CARTRlDGE-St-lELLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l82,353, dated September 19, 1876; application filed September 2, 1 876.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, BERN L. BUDD, of the town and county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have inventeda new and useful stancepabsorbs, particularly in sea-shooting, 7 -a large amount of moisture, and, in some cases, renders the shell unfit for a fresh charge of powder. I

To enable the sportsman readily to clean his shells is one of the objects of this invention. a

Theinvention consists of a metal tube or cylinder, to, Figure 1, provided at one end withasuitable brush, which may be made either by filling perforations in a suitable block or plug with bristles, in the manner in which wooden back brushes are ordinarily made, or, what I prefer, by filling the tube with a bundle of bristles, b, and securing them in the tube by a suitable cement, c, which requires heat to render it fluid-as pitch, resin, shellac, or the like. This tube is closed at its lower end and terminates in a screw, d, upon which fits a suitable handle, 6. The bristles standing out at an angle with the tube containing them, of course prevents the introduction of the brush into the shell, (a representation of which is seen at Fig. 2.) Over the tube containing the bristles is fitted a second tube, f, provided with a flange at its "bottom, of such diameter that it will pass easily into the cartridge-shell, open at its upper, and

closed at its lower, end with a perforated bottom, as seen at g, which allows the tube to play up and down upon the shank h. This tube is prevented vfrom dropping off when the handle is unscrewed by the small nut i.

It will now be seen that if the outer tube is shoved up so as to cover the bristles, as seen at Fig. 3, the brush so covered may be readily introduced into the shell; then, if the outer tube or sheath is drawn back, it allows the bristles to spread, as is seen in Fig. 1, and fill the cartridgeshell. will, if the residuum remaining in the shell be dry, loosen it all, and upon withdrawing the brush and inverting the shell, the soiling all drops out. t

Should the residuum be damp, or should it have accumulated to a considerable extent from frequent use and infrequent cleaning, the brush may be used with water and a thorough cleansing produced, after which the shells may bedried by placing them in the sun or in a warm place.

I do not limit myself to the use of a continuous cylinder to clamp the bristles, as it is obvious that the same effect may be produced by a ring orskeleton frame adapted to be projected to clamp the bristles, and retracted after their introduction into the chamber of the cartridge-shell.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The brush 1), in combination with the sheath f, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. A cartridge-shell cleaner, consisting of a brush provided with a device which may be projected to clamp the bristles for introduction into the shell, and then withdrawn to allow them to be spread for use.

BERN L. BUDD.

Witnesses:

THOMAS C. OoNoLLY, OGDEN D. BUDD- A few turns of the brush 

